A drop of 28 places in 2019 – to the lowest position it has had on the list
Prezi is seen as an alternative to PowerPoint in that it supports the creation of non-linear presentations.
Website: prezi.com
Cost: Free and premium versions
Availability: Online
Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2019: 50
Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2019: 34
Top 100 Tools for Higher Education 2019: 30
Past Overall Rankings
2018: 19 2017: 19 2016: 14 2015: 11 2014: 13 2013: 15
2012: 14 2011: 7 2010: 12 2009: 28 2008: – 2007: –
Comments from some who selected Prezi as one of their Top 10 Tools in 2019
- “This presentation tool keeps speeches flowing at a good rate. It is a time saver for the audience.” Online education technologist, Canada
- “Great interactive presentation tool that brings the slides to life” L&D Manager, UK
Previous comments
- “cool and visually appealing way to make a presentation” Waleed Totari, USA
- “dynamic, easy to build a creative content..all is in one-stop-shop” Tunde Kallai, Switzerland
- ” looks very nice and is sort of easy to use. Sometimes a little bit limited.” Consultant, Netherlands
- “for really slick presentations that work” e-learning developer, UK, 2016
- “started using it again this year to share messaging where the templates/zooming helps.” Ian Gardner, L&D Manager, UK, 2016
- “The best tool to make presentations” Jarvey Gonzalez Romero, Trainer/Instructor, Colombia, 2016
- “A real alternative to PowerPoint. Gives presentations a whole new dimension, and because it’s online, not beholden to Microsoft!” Steve Adams, Trainer/Instructor, UK, 2016
- “Makes you think differently.” Niels Johansen, HR, Denmark, 2016
- “I love it — but I’ve had troubles with people who don’t, so I’m considering shifting back to using Microsoft Powerpoint (version 2016 with Mix) or perhaps using Microsoft SWAY?” Ulrik Gerdes, University/College Teacher, Denmark, 2016
- “to deliver presentations, course summaries and course content to provide visual breakdown of proposed website” Lynnette Kissoon, Canada, 2016
- “Prezi has become my defacto presentation medium for projects that do not absolutely require a boring PowerPoint presentation. The movement and uniqueness of this application creates an interactive and engaging experience.” Rob Wiltbank, 2014
- “helps me think much more deeply about a subject” Mike Collins, 2014
“an eyecatching way of making presentations” John Wishart, 2014
“makes presenting so much more interesting!” Justine Poldevin, 2014
“provides something other than a PowerPoint when I’m weary of creating 5 of them in a row” Jamie Seger 2014 - “I use in all my subjects and my language teaching/learning classes for presentations in the classroom (teacher’s and students’) and for collaborative on-line work” 2013
- “cool way to layout or map ideas on multiple levels” Danny Ortegon 2013
- “great free presentation tool” 2013
- “pretty presentations; lack of Voicethread integration frustrating” Lyra Hilliard 2013
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